What is the strongest continuation for Black?

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Analysis of aherring74 (1957) vs. john2001plus (1844)

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(black to move) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Nce2 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. f4 Be7 8. Nf3 O-O 9. Be3 f6 10. Qd2 fxe5 11. fxe5 Bh4+ 12. Nxh4 Qxh4+ 13. g3 Qe4 14. Rg1 cxd4 15. cxd4 Rf3 16. Bh6 gxh6 17. Rd1 Ndxe5 18. dxe5 Bd7 19. Bg2 Nxe5 20. Qd4 Qf5 21. Nf4 Rc8 22. Bh3 Qf6 23. Rg2 Rd3 24. Qxd3 Nxd3+ 25. Nxd3 Bb5 26. Rf2 Qg6 27. Rfd2 Rf8 28. Bg2 Qf6 29. Nf4 e5 30. Bf1 exf4 31. Bxb5 Qe7+ 32. Kf1 fxg3+ 33. Kg2 Qe4+ 34. Kg1 Qe3+ 35. Kh1 Qf3+ 36. Kg1 Rf5 37. Be8 gxh2+ 38. Kxh2 Rg5 39. Rg1 Qf4+ 40. Kh1 Qh4+ 41. Rh2 Qe4+ 42. Rhg2 Kh8 43. a3 Rg4 44. Kh2 Rh4+ 45. Kg3 Qf4#

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What is the strongest continuation for Black?

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Analysis of Odd Ball vs. John Coffey

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 h g f e d c b a +1

(black to move) 1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. Bxe5 Nf6 4. e3 O-O 5. Nf3 Re8 6. Bb2 d5 7. c4 Bg4 8. Be2 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Qe7 10. h3 Bh5 11. O-O c5 12. g4 Bg6 13. a3 Ba5 14. d3 Nc6 15. e4 Rad8 16. Nbd2 a6 17. a4 Nd7 18. Bd5 Nde5 19. Bxe5 Nxe5 20. Nxe5 Qxe5 21. f4 Qd4+ 22. Kg2 Qxd3 23. Rf3 Rxd5 24. exd5 Re2+ 25. Kg3 Qxd2 26. Qxd2 Rxd2 27. Rc1 Bc2 28. Re3 Kf8 29. d6 Bxa4 30. Ra3 Rd4 31. Rxc5 Be1+ 32. Kf3 Bc6+ 33. Rxc6 bxc6 34. Rxa6 Rxd6

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spiritracker (1290) vs. john2001plus (1879)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 h g f e d c b a +2

(black to move) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 c5 3. Nf3 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. e5 Nd5 6. c4 Nb6 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. c5 Bxc5 9. Ndb5 O-O 10. Ne4 Bb4+ 11. Bd2 Bxd2+ 12. Qxd2 Nxe5 13. Nbd6 Nd5 14. Be2 Qb6 15. O-O f5 16. Nxc8 Raxc8 17. Qg5 fxe4 18. Qxe5 Nf4 19. Rae1 Rc1 20. Bf3 Rxe1 21. Rxe1 Nd3 22. Qg3 exf3 23. Rf1 Qxb2 24. h3 Qe2 25. Ra1 fxg2 26. Qe3 Qc2 27. Kh2 Rxf2 28. Rg1 Qc7+ 29. Qg3 Ne5 30. Qxf2 Ng4+ 31. Kxg2 Qh2+ 32. Kf3 Qxf2+ 33. Kxg4 h5+ 34. Kg5 Qe3+ 35. Kxh5 Qxg1 36. a3 Qg3 37. h4 Qf3+

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What is the strongest continuation for Black?

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Analysis of GHAAngel (2322) vs. john2001plus (1830)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 h g f e d c b a +4

(black to move) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. d5 Bc5 4. Nc3 O-O 5. Nf3 b5 6. e4 exd5 7. cxd5 b4 8. Na4 Nxe4 9. Bd3 Nxf2 10. Qc2 Re8+ 11. Kf1 Nxh1 12. Nxc5 d6 13. Nb3 Ba6 14. Bg5 f6 15. Bh4 g5 16. Be1 Qe7 17. Bd2 Qe4 18. Nc1 g4 19. Kg1 gxf3 20. h3 Qd4+ 21. Kxh1 fxg2+ 22. Kxg2 Kh8 23. Bxa6 Rg8+ 24. Kf3 Nd7 25. Nb3 Qxd5+ 26. Qe4 Rg3+

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